LONMARK

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• LONMARK
• Transportation Meeting
• April 28, 1999
• Brooklyn, New York

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Agenda

• 130 - 140 Welcome
• 140 - 200 Opening Comments
• Gene Sansone, New York City Transit
• 200 - 230 Introduction
• Tom Sullivan, TSD
• 230 - 245 Overview of LONMARK Association
• Paula Skokowski, LONMARK Association
• 245 - 400 Introduction to Open LONMARK Designs
• Alex Chervet, Echelon
• 400 - 515 Goals LONMARK Transportation Group
• Tom Sullivan, TSD
• 515 - 530 Meeting Wrapup

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Overview of the LONMARK Interoperability
Association
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The LONMARK Interoperability Association -
Objectives

• Make multi-vendor interoperable control systems
  a reality
• Facilitate the development of LONMARK products
• Create value in the LONMARK brand
• Communicate to the marketplace that interoperable
  products are desirable
• Establish LONMARK /LonTalk/IEEE 1473 as an
  international standard

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Structure of the Association

• An open global multi-industry organization formed
  in May 1994
• Membership open to any company developing,
  marketing or using interoperable LONWORKS-based
  products
• Membership includes manufacturers, end-users,
  system integrators

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LONMARK Interoperability - the definition

• Easy integration of LONWORKS-based products from
  multiple manufacturers without the need for
  custom software or hardware development.
• Plug-and-play is the LONMARK goal for
  interoperability

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What does the LONMARK Association provide?

• Interoperability Design Guidelines
• Standards setting body
• Product Conformance Testing
• Proof of Compliance
• Marketing Assistance
• Brand Recognition

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What does the LONMARK Standard enable?

• Media sharing
• Information sharing
• Common installation
• Use of third party tools
• Multi-vendor networks

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Verifying compliance

• The LONMARK Association provides a Conformance
  Review to verify compliance
• Products that successfully pass the review can
  carry the LONMARK logo
• The LONMARK logo indicates a product is tested
  and designed according to the LONMARK standard
  for interoperability

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LONMARK Task Groups

• The LONMARK Interoperability Standard is expanded
  via task groups
• Current task groups include
• Automated Food Equipment, Elevators, Fire,
  Home/Utility, HVAC, Industrial, Intrinsic Safety,
  Lighting, Network Tools, Refrigeration, Security,
  Semiconductor, Sunblinds, System
  Integration,Transportation

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Getting started

• Any member can prepare and submit a proposal
• Proposals are reviewed within task groups
• Review and approval handled on-line
• Cross functional review ensures consistency
  between groups
• Progress to date has been rapid
• Draft standards move through review process in
  months rather than years

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The Review Process

• 30 day review period for all proposals
• Proposals and drafts posted on www.lonmark.org
• Task group members notified when new files
  uploaded for review
• Comments posted in task group file area
• After 30 days draft revised or approved by group
  and forwarded for final approval by Industrial
  Council

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An Example Task Group - Lighting

• Task Group Leader
• Noel Bonne, Philips
• Key Participants
• Ahlstrom, Lexel, GE Lighting, Douglas Lighting,
  Helvar, Leviton, Legrand
• Identified a basic family of seven objects
• Completed definition work from beginning to end
  in 6 months
• Working on five follow-on objects

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LONMARK Membership Overview
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LONMARK Association

• A member organization
• Three classes of membership
• Sponsors - market leaders in open interoperable
  control solutions
• Partners - manufacturers of LONWORKS-based
  products
• Associates - end-users, system integrators
• Governed by ByLaws
• Board of Directors comprises
• Sponsor members and elected representatives

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LONMARK Membership - Benefits

• Members have access to all on-line facilities of
  www.lonmark.org including
• task group discussion lists, access to all draft
  documents, links to member home pages, logo
  files, presentations
• Members can comment on draft proposals and vote
  on approval
• Members can put the LONMARK logo on all products
  that pass the conformance review

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LONMARK Membership - Benefits

• Members participate in Association sponsored
  events (free of charge)
• tradeshows, demonstrations, press events,
  training seminars, task group meetings
• Members receive free copies of Association
  collateral including
• brochures, promotional items, literature, Member
  CD, member contact lists

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LONMARK Membership - Benefits

• Members with LONMARK products receive the
  following benefits
• free product certification - first submittal
• free display panel in the Award -winning LONMARK
  booth at sponsored tradeshows
• free product promotion on the LONMARK Wall of
  Fame
• free product listing on www.lonmark.org including
  downloadable datasheet
• free design advice

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LONMARK Membership Fees

• Membership Fees are used 100 toward Association
  sponsored activities
• Sponsor Membership - 20,000/yr
• Partner Membership - 5,000/yr
• Associate Membership - 1,000/yr

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www.lonmark.org - on-line information

• LONMARK web site provides up-to-date information
  on
• certified products
• member companies
• news events
• technical documents
• membership information
• Special Member - only area used for
• review and comment on proposals
• discussion groups

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Keeping up-to-date

• Member e-mail updates (monthly)
• Interoperable News (quarterly)
• Task Group Meetings (as scheduled)
• General Meetings (twice per year)
• Next General Meeting May25th in Orlando

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In Conclusion

• LONMARK is a multi-vendor, multi-industry
  standard backed by real products and real
  projects
• LONMARK membership lets you drive the standard
  for open interoperable solutions

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How to contact the Association

• Via e-mail
• director_at_lonmark.org
• Via phone
• 1 650 855 7466
• Via fax
• 1 650 856 6153
• Via mail
• 4015 Miranda Avenue
• Palo Alto CA 94304
• USA